🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWhen it comes to making the most of an organization, providing feedback to employees is imperative to ensure worker productivity is high and turnover is lowered. According to The Conference Board, nine out of 10 executive level officers are aware that employee engagement is key to an organization’s function, but only … Continue reading “How to Give Effective Feedback for Better Performance”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min read Single Taxpayers 2018 Tax Rates – Standard Deduction $12,000 2017 Tax Rates – Standard Deduction $6,350 10% 0 to $9,525 10% 0 to $9,325 12% $9,525 to $38,700 15% $9,325 to $37,950 22% $38,700 to $82,500 25% $37,950 to $91,900 24% $82,500 to $157,500 28% $91,900 to $191,650 32% $157,500 … Continue reading “2017 vs. 2018 Federal Income Tax Brackets”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readCryptocurrency is hot right now. As it emerges as an asset class of its own, many people are still confused how to treat it for federal income tax purposes. In response, the IRS issued guidance back in 2014 that treats virtual currencies that are convertible to cash as a capital asset … Continue reading “Cryptocurrency Tax Essentials”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAn Act to Amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve foreign intelligence collection and the safeguards, accountability and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence, to extend Title VII of such Act, and for other purposes (S. 139) – The text for this original bill was replaced with language … Continue reading “Spying, a Temporary Budget, Restitution for Child Porn Victims and a Possible Solution for Dreamers”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readThe Wannacry cyberattack in May 2017 highlighted the major problems that bedevil the various nations affected by devastating ransomware crime. Namely, that targeted nations are often slow to track down the source of such cyberattacks – and once they have done so, they also lack any effective means to punish the … Continue reading “Can the World Economic Forum Tackle Cybercrime?”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readBody language might be nonverbal, but it speaks volumes. It’s important to be mindful about what you say and how you say it, but if your body language is not in sync with your sentiments, it can seriously undermine your message. Here are a few body language basics. The All-Important Handshake … Continue reading “Is Your Body Language Sabotaging Your Success?”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readBy 2035, millions of baby boomers might well be living a meager existence. That’s because today, close to half of the households in the United States have absolutely nothing saved for retirement. Over the past 25 years, pensions have rapidly died out and their replacement – defined contribution plans – have … Continue reading “Retirement: Living on Less”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes to organizations getting the word out, using internal public relations professionals can be quite effective. But how do you know when it is necessary to retain the services of an outside PR firm? One important step in determining if you should hire an external PR company is to … Continue reading “When is it Necessary to Hire a Public Relations Firm?”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readIn the wake of the New Year, many of us burden ourselves with a laundry list of resolutions to do things differently and to improve upon our personal and professional goals. For many entrepreneurs, a new year offers a clean slate and a tantalizing chance to achieve greater business success. Individual … Continue reading “The Only New Year’s Resolutions You Need”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAccording to the pundits, the Dec. 14 move by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to repeal existing net neutrality rules is either a major blow to free communication or a storm in a teacup. Perhaps the truth lies somewhere between these polarizing viewpoints. It appears that those who supported dismantling the … Continue reading “Net Neutrality – What’s All the Fuss About?”